Smooth start to Singapore's first pre-event Covid-19 screening; only three new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Oct 26)


Participants getting tested for Covid-19 with Antigen Rapid Tests at the start of Singapore International Energy Week 2020. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Oct 26 (The Straits Times/ANN): The opening of Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2020 on Monday (Oct 26) saw the first ever pre-event Covid-19 swabbing taking place.

A pilot run of pre-event testing using Antigen Rapid Tests (ART) was earlier announced by the multi-ministry task force on Oct 20.

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